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How to Travel Home with Your Pet for the Holidays
Driving is gentler on pets than shipping, but both require preparation: a health certificate, an airline-approved crate, and a packed kit of food, water, meds, and familiar items. Brachycephalic breeds are often banned from air cargo.
What to Do If Your Pet Has a Fracture
Fractures are usually caused by accidents such as falls from height, being hit by a car, or blunt force trauma. If your pet shows lameness or refuses to bear weight on a limb afterward, a fracture is very likely.
Why Do Cats Always Nap?
Cats seem always to doze - curled on the sill, sofa, or your lap, several times a day - but it is perfectly normal. Experts find cats are awake only 5 to 9 hours daily.
How to Avoid Buying a Sick ‘Week Cat’ (Kitten That Dies Within Days)
Today: 'week cats' - kittens that die days after coming home. What is behind it, and how to avoid buying one?
Cat Ringworm (Dermatophytosis): Symptoms and Treatment
Ringworm is a skin disease in cats caused mainly by Microsporum canis, appearing as round or oval patches with gray scales. It is highly contagious and needs long-term care.
Cat Body Anatomy
Cats are born hunters with superior hearing, vision, and athletic ability. Let us explain a cat's body structure in detail.
Signs Your Cat Loves You
Your cat loves you but you do not know it, what a sad thing. Today we list 12 moments when a cat shows its love for you.
How Long Can a Cat Remember a Person?
After you return from vacation, will your cat still remember you? You helped your friend care for their cat for a week; will that cat remember you when it sees you again? A cat's short-term memory lasts about 16 hours (for things it considers important), and its long-term memory is uncertain.
Cat Trauma: Diagnosis and Treatment
A car accident or trauma refers to injuries a cat suffers when struck by a moving vehicle such as a car, truck, train, or motorcycle. In addition, when a cat suffers human abuse, falls from a height, or is attacked by another animal, it can also lead to external trauma in the cat. The effects of trauma range from mild to life-threatening, and any body system can be affected.
Symptoms of Demodectic Mange (Demodex) in Dogs
Demodectic mange is a very common skin disease in dogs, caused mainly by abnormal proliferation of Demodex mites. Every species, including humans, has its own mites. Demodex rarely causes disease in cats, horses, cattle, or people because it is not contagious. This article lists the skin signs and the juvenile and adult forms.